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On AlterNet: ethics

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "ethics"

With a Billion People Living on Less Than $1 a Day, Is Buying Luxury Shoes Ethical?

With a Billion People Living on Less Than $1 a Day, Is Buying Luxury Shoes Ethical?

Astra Taylor, The New Press. August 13, 2009.
Ethicist Peter Singer argues that it's pretty black and white when it comes to making choices about where you spend your money.

Sleazy Newspaper Scheme Exposed: Washington Post Offers Lobbyists Access to Lawmakers for Cash

Sleazy Newspaper Scheme Exposed: Washington Post Offers Lobbyists Access to Lawmakers for Cash

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 2, 2009.
The story was leaked by a health lobbyist, who felt the move breached the Post's journalism ethics.

Conservatives Live in a Different Moral Universe -- And Here's Why It Matters

Conservatives Live in a Different Moral Universe -- And Here's Why It Matters

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. April 25, 2009.
Liberals and conservatives have highly different moral priorities. And we have to understand them if we want to accomplish anything.

Burris' Ethics Bubble Bursts, Opening Door for Expulsion

Burris' Ethics Bubble Bursts, Opening Door for Expulsion

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 18, 2009.
Just when you thought the drama was over.

Franken-Coleman Update: FBI Investigating Coleman? Race Decided By Friday?

Franken-Coleman Update: FBI Investigating Coleman? Race Decided By Friday?

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 10, 2008.
A Twin Cities paper reports that a probe has been launched into Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's ties to businessman Nasser Kazeminy.

What Makes People Vote Republican?

What Makes People Vote Republican?

Jonathan Haidt, Edge. September 16, 2008.
Not everyone who votes Republican has been 'duped'. Conservative ideals appeal to some because they reflect heartfelt visions of a 'good society.'

Why Torture Made Me Leave the APA

Why Torture Made Me Leave the APA

Jeffrey S. Kaye, Ph.D., Invictus. March 6, 2008.
Jeffrey Kaye left the APA over its complicity in torture by the U.S. government. This is his letter of resignation.

GOP Engages in 'Political Extortion', Draws Up Hit List of Dem Lawmakers

GOP Engages in 'Political Extortion', Draws Up Hit List of Dem Lawmakers

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 27, 2008.
Democratic lawmakers on the GOP list include John Murtha, Jim Moran, and John Conyers, among others.

Larry Craig Gets Admonished by Ethics Committee Over Bathroom Sex Scandal

Larry Craig Gets Admonished by Ethics Committee Over Bathroom Sex Scandal

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. February 14, 2008.
So, what's next for Craig? Probably not much.

McCain Collected $100,000 from Jack Abramoff's Firm

McCain Collected $100,000 from Jack Abramoff's Firm

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 12, 2008.
There's nothing illegal about the contributions. But watchdog groups and McCain's opponents view them as more than just politically ironic.

The GOP Has Become the Party of Moral Depravity

The GOP Has Become the Party of Moral Depravity

Digby, TomPaine.com. November 20, 2007.
The conservative movement made hay for 40 years claiming that liberals were "morally depraved." Let's look at the record.

Who Are the 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress?

Who Are the 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress?

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. September 19, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: CREW releases its list, with dishonorable mentions for Larry Craig and David Vitter.

Why Is Bush's Kid Brother Neil Getting Federal Funding?

Why Is Bush's Kid Brother Neil Getting Federal Funding?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet: PEEK. September 13, 2007.
It's all part of a tidy little racket involving No Child Left Behind and strange devices called COWS.

The Nuclear Industry's New Shill: Christie Todd Whitman

The Nuclear Industry's New Shill: Christie Todd Whitman

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. August 27, 2007.
Hiring former Bush administration EPA head Christie Todd Whitman to chair its "Clean and Safe Energy Coalition" is the nuclear industry's latest PR attempt at "greening" its image.

Larry Flynt Finds Five Vitter Prostitutes

Larry Flynt Finds Five Vitter Prostitutes

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 20, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: Meanwhile, CREW files an official ethics complaint against the hypocritical Sen. Vitter.

Google My Bedroom

Google My Bedroom

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. June 13, 2007.
Google's newest widget has questionable ethics. Do you really want to walk down the street never knowing whether your furtive nose-picking has been captured and broadcast to the Google-using public?

Jefferson resigns committee chair, is congressional seat next?

Jefferson resigns committee chair, is congressional seat next?

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 5, 2007.
Nico Pitney: Rep. Jefferson, after being indicted for ethics charges, resigns his one committee seat, while members of his party implore him to leave Congress.

One-Third of Troops in Iraq Support Torture, Majority Condone Mistreating Innocent Civilians

One-Third of Troops in Iraq Support Torture, Majority Condone Mistreating Innocent Civilians

Winslow Wheeler, AlterNet. May 24, 2007.
A recent study shows startling findings about the widespread abuse of Iraqi civilians by U.S. troops. When the "surge" fails, will we take a hard look at ourselves in the mirror?

Updated: Former page rips Republicans for Foley Scandal [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. December 9, 2006.
Calls Ethics Committee's findings "useless" and "disappointing." Top Dem knew about Foley...